Many of these reports came from the communities of Eureka, Fortuna and MacKinleyville ... This region of California has a long history of earthquakes, especially in the higher magnitude range.
Two of the ten most damaging earthquakes in recorded history happened on January 17th ... The Northridge Earthquake in Southern California happened just one year earlier, in 1994.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Valerie Starkey was driving through Northern California ... in downtown Eureka when he felt the quake. “We’re used to it. It is known as ‘earthquake country’ up ...
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck near Humboldt County in California, and tremors were also felt in Oregon. Residents of Rio Dell, Eureka, Santa Rosa, and Sacramento reported strong shakes.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Valerie Starkey was driving through Northern California ... in downtown Eureka when he felt the quake. “We’re used to it. It is known as ‘earthquake country’ up ...